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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Carolina Open presented by GlaxoSmithKline
June 9 - 13, 2004

(27, Q6) Shinpei Aoki/Hayato Kirihara, Japan

Shinpei Aoki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 22, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ashigarashimogun

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$2,500.00

Hayato Kirihara
Japan

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 7, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Yokohama, Kanagawa

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB Carolina Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$1,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	US$3,000.00

Previous Carolina Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q30	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	Q22	33rd	18	US$0.00

Puerto Rico Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2004	Qualifier 1	Mark VanZwieten / Steve VanZwieten, United States (31, Q11)	Won 21-19, 27-25	0:44
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Dax Holdren / Stein Metzger, United States (6)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15	0:57
Fri, 6/11/2004	Contender 1	Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (22, Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:39
Fri, 6/11/2004	Contender 2	Harley Marques / Fred Souza, Brazil (5)	Lost 17-21, 20-22	0:55

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Shinpei Aoki												Hayato Kirihara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,500.00	Total	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$3,000.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$3,000.00	4	4	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Shinpei Aoki													Hayato Kirihara
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	Total	Total	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	$1,500.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	4-5	44.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
2003-2004	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	4-5	44.4%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-3	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Total	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

Head to Head Results
Aoki/Kirihara lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Souza, Brazil 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 2	Marques/Souza	5	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	21-17, 22-20	0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Holdren/Metzger	6	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 20 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
5/19/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Aoki/Kirihara	Q22	Asahi/Nishimura	Q11	21-10, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Contender 1	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	Gosch/Strauss	22, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 VanZwieten/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
6/10/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Qualifier 1	Aoki/Kirihara	27, Q6	VanZwieten/VanZwieten	31, Q11	21-19, 27-25	0:44